Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36072: Scotch On The Rocks

MG-36072: Scotch On The Rocks / Joe Saye

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 36072A MS1 MSI A4 I
	SIDE-B	MG 36072B MS2 MSII A1 I

Comments

Inside The Groove

Joe Saye's first album on EmArcy and Mercury.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Joe Saye, from Scotland, is a famous pianist as his “cocktail” style playing. Actually his play is not full of thrilling moments, but the word ”cocktail” here is not meant to be dull and boring style. His style is surely established, and one of the finest cocktail (or lounge) style pianist. At least I think so.

The back-up musicians, including Milt Hinton, Herbie Manne, Mundell Lowe, plays very nice, too. A very relaxed and fine album.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

6 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	12594	Scotch Mist (Joe Saye)	2:30
A-2	12585	I'll Know (Loesser)	3:02
A-3	12583	Carioca (Youmans - Kahn - Eliscue)	2:26
A-4	12582	You Were Meant For Me (Fried - Brown)	2:37
A-5	12591	That Old Feeling (Brown - Fain)	3:25
A-6	12589	Piccolino (Berlin)	2:07
SIDE-B
B-1	12593	Time On My Hands (Adamson - Gordon - Youmans)	2:30
B-2	12590	Ping Pong (Joe Saye)	2:56
B-3	12584	Moon Song (Coslow - Johnston)	2:41
B-4	12588	Undertone (Joe Saye)	2:03
B-5	12595	More And More (Harburg - Kern)	3:05
B-6	12592	Scotch On The Rocks (Joe Saye)	2:15

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-2, A-3, A-4, B-3:
Herbie Mann (fl), Joe Saye (p), Barry Galbraith (g), Milt Hinton (b), Sonny Payne (ds).
Recorded in New York City on March 5, 1956.

A-5, A-6, B-2, B-4:
Herbie Mann (fl), Joe Saye (p), Mundell Lowe (g), Whitey Mitchell (b). Sonny Payne (ds).
Recorded in New York City on March 6, 1956.

A-1, B-1, B-6:
Herbie Mann (fl), Joe Saye (p), Mundell Lowe (g), Whitey Mitchell (b), Osie Johnson (ds).
Recorded in New York City on March 15, 1956.

B-5:
same personnel/date/place as A-1, except Herbie Mann out.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Joe Saye (p) :

EmArcy MG-36072 : Scotch On The Rocks
EmArcy MG-36112 : A Wee Bit Of Jazz
EmArcy MG-36147 / SR-80022 : A Double Shot Of Joe Saye
Mercury MG-20545 / SR-60052 : A Wee Bit Of Jazz (reissue of MG-36112 / SR-80022)